Kennebunk, Kennebunkport and Arundel Chamber of Commerce Director Laura Dolce said the agency hopes to learn early in the new year if the Maine Department of Transportation grant is approved.
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Obituary – George Falconer
G. Gavin “Scotty” Falconer, 92 years, a resident of Kennebunk, died peacefully Wednesday night, Dec. 21, 2022 at Southern Maine Health Care in Biddeford, Maine with his family by his side. He was born July 15, 1930 in Los Angeles, a son of George Gavin and Margaret Falconer. At age 2, he and his family […]
New town manager looks forward to meeting Kennebunk residents
“It’s important to dive in and listen and learn and ask a lot of questions,” said Heather Balser, whose first day on the job is Feb. 6.
New Kennebunk town manager is a ‘breath of fresh air’
Heather Balser, a Maine native who has worked in municipal government in Colorado for more than 24 years, begins her duties on Feb. 6.
Obituary – Roberta Simonton
Roberta Simonton, 88, of Kennebunk, passed away Tuesday morning, Nov. 29, 2022, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough following a period of failing health. Roberta was born Dec. 12, 1933, in Kennebunk, the daughter of Clement and Mamie E. Wakefield Simonton, and attended Kennebunk schools. Always a hard worker, she began her working career […]
Maine Genealogical Society holds Zoom meeting Jan. 7
The Greater Portland Chapter of the Maine Genealogical Society is offering a free online (Zoom) meeting on Saturday, Jan. 7 at 1 p.m. The guest speaker will by Roberta Ransley-Matteau of the Osher Map Library who will present “Getting By: The Immigrant Working Class on Main Street in Biddeford, 1880-1932.” The program is about immigrant […]
Community News – Camden Conference to host immigration session
The Camden Conference and Kennebunk Free Library will host John Sutherland on Monday, Jan. 30 at 6 p.m. at Kennebunk Free Library. Sutherland will discuss Immigration to America During the Industrial Age: 1800-1924. A direct cause of modern immigration to the U.S. is the Industrial Revolution and the mass-manufacturing of products, the need to get […]
Letters to the Editor
Generosity of community is ‘amazing’ To the editor, In 2014, the Waterhouse Center opened to welcome skaters for the first time. When Merton Brown and I heard there were concerns about children not having skates, or having skates too small, we decided to ask the community for skate donations to see if a swap or […]
Guest Column – The MiniMax Diet*
It’s a well-known fact that Americans are overweight, too heavy, or verging on obese. What’s the first thing they do when you visit your doctor for your periodic checkup? They weigh you and measure your height to see how much damage your mouth and gravity have done to you since your last visit. And why […]
York County EMA to close vaccine clinic
SANFORD – York County Emergency Management Agency, in a Dec. 19 news release, announced that it will close its vaccine center at The Center for Shopping in Sanford on Dec. 29. The clinic opened in March of 2021 through a partnership with Southern Maine Health Care and the Maine CDC. The agency took over its […]
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